Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-21
POLITELY REBuKED.

How Famous Singer ana Real Gentlos
man Reproved . Reckless Girl
How worship is q fire OF youth
which no wise person would desire to
quench. One form of it. however. and
that q s.malady most incident TO
maids" is always damaging. not only
to fine character, but sometimes even
to the reputation Of the workshiper.
Certain public personages, usually
actors and musicians. are invested. by
the youthful Imagination. with .
glamour which quite covers their
defects as individuals. and their
votaries commit many sin against
decorum in hope of worthily express
ing their admiration for these OF day
The mails of public favorites overflow
with letters containing wholesale COM
mendation of their powers or persons
Some such eulogies are written by
young girls who would never dream
of violating the dictates OF good
breeding in their own walks in life.
but who feel that the world OF art is so
far removed from that in which they
dwell, that any message sent to 1t will
not be judged by ordinary laws
When certain Italian tenor was at
the height of his fame, q young lady
in high social standing became Sc
enamored of his voice that her admiras
ton extended to its possessor, and.
quite carried away by her feelings she
wrote him succession of fervent let.
tiers, even begging that she might
have the privilege of meeting him out
side the concert-room. Finally. she
received a note from the singer, ask
ing her to go to his house at an op
| pointed hour Overcame with de.
light, the foolish girl faithfully went
and was received by the Italian-and
his wife. She had never speculated
upon the singers domestic relations.
| possibly because he seemed to inhabit
+, too rarefied an atmosphere to be re.
garded as other men, and the presence
Of the lady was decided shock to her
enthusiasm. The host and hostess
were not courteous, and exceedingly
matter-of-fact; the call was an agreea-
BILE one, but the visitor found no OPP
portunity of burning the incense Of
praise before her hero. Moreover,
when brought into social contact with
this somewhat commonplace individual
she was overwhelmed with shame at
the thought of her silly letters When
she took her leave, the singer accom-
panied her to the door.
my dear young lady," he said.
with kindly courtesy, twill you let me
give you a word of friendly warningt
1t is never safe to open the heart to
mere strangers. You knew nothing OF
my character when you came here to-
day, and it was fortunate for you tina,
happened to be gentleman.
It is only fair to say that girls are
rarely as reckless as this; sometimes
they are only silly. TWAS at one time
believed that q certain maid Of honor
at the court of Sake Weimar was ad.
dicted to the use of tobacco. because
her person was redolent of the weed
She one day confessed. however. tina
she wore constantly, in jewelet
locket about her neck, cigar STUMP
thrown away In the street by Fran;
List, and instantly secured by her
Such an extreme of enthusiasm may b
quite innocent but its display is al
ways in bad taste, and will inevitabl.
furnish food for regret in later life
The emotional spendthrift has no tim
, for the cultivation Of self-respect; b
, is continually. by his own acts, enter
ing more deeply the tolls OF the usure
Remorse. - Youths Companion.